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Defining the Yellen Put
For this economic recovery to continue central bankers are still needed more desperately than ever.
Entries by Border Gold Corp.
The Future Fiscal Drain of Obamacare
The current debate on Obamacare is not over whether the US needs a system of universal healthcare. That debate has passed, successfully.
Triple Top
Dennis Gartman on CNBC earlier in the week said this would be the most boring FOMC statement from the Federal Reserve this year. He was correct.
A Little Further Down the Road
The most overused expression that has come about since governments in Europe and the US have been unable to compromise on budget negotiations is “kicking-the-can down the road.”
The Almighty US Dollar
The Triffin Dilemma, named after economist Robert Triffin, speaks to the balancing act required on the part of the government that stands behind the world’s reserve currency.
Showdown to Shutdown
What is going on in Washington is more of a political charade than real budget negotiations; albeit, it is a distraction from the real structural problems created from a two decade period of credit-fuelled surges in consumption.
Gold: An Insurance against Illiquidity
The renowned commodities investor Donald Coxe wrote in the Globe and Mail this week on what seems to be an original and profound thesis for gold….
The Imminent Taper
Although there are many uncertainties, one thing is clear; despite the Fed’s increased transparency and despite their efforts to provide forward guidance—against all efforts to the contrary they still have the ability to send financial markets for a tailspin.
Gold and Geopolitics
These last few weeks have acted as a nice reminder that the fundamentals of the gold trade can span beyond the idea of Quantitative Easing and the US Federal Reserve.